With great mirth and melodye,

With minstrells playing, and trumpetts soundinge,

With drumes striking loud and hye.

24

The ffirst race that Spencer run,

I-wis hee run itt wonderous sore;

He [hitt] the knight vpon his brest,

But his speare itt burst, and wold touch noe more.

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‘But euer alacke,’ said Spencer then,